Pinellia Decoction for Lung Atrophy

Pinellia Decoction for Lung Atrophy,For deficiency-cold with wheezing and excessive thirst, accompanied by counterflow qi and vomiting.

Formulas Name : Pinellia Decoction for Lung Atrophy

Chinese Name : 半夏肺痿汤

Drug Formulation

1 sheng of Pinellia (washed in hot water), 1 jin of ginger root, 1 jin of tangerine peel, 8 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 4 liang of Cinnamomum cassia (some versions include 1 sheng of white mulberry bark).

Source

Quoted from *Shān Fán Fāng* in Volume 10 of *Wài Tái*.

Processing

The ingredients above are sliced.

Benefits

For deficiency-cold with wheezing and excessive thirst, accompanied by counterflow qi and vomiting.

Instructions for Use

Boil with 9 sheng of water until reduced to 3 sheng; strain, and divide into 3 doses to be taken warm.

Note

Avoid mutton, malt syrup, peaches and plums, sparrow meat, and raw scallions.

Pinellia Decoction for Lung Atrophy,Quoted from *Shān Fán Fāng* in Volume 10 of *Wài Tái*.,For deficiency-cold with wheezing and excessive thirst, accompanied by counterflow qi and vomiting.

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